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Title	Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica
School	Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area	Center for Jewish Studies
Position Description	The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies has opened applications for the 2027-2028 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica on the theme of Jews and the Environment in the Ancient World. We invite applications from scholars working on the relationship between Jews and the natural world in antiquity (broadly understood). We welcome projects from all angles and disciplines, including archaeology and environmental history (risk management, adaptations to locality, and the co-constructed environments of ancient Jewish communities), biblical studies and theology (the ways Jews conceptualized divine agency in relation to weather, atmospheric phenomena as expressions of divine will or as signs of legitimacy, an environmental hermeneutic on texts), the history of scientific thinking about nature and climate among ancient Jews (and in relation to that of neighboring and peer communities), the place of the environment in ancient apocalyptic and eschatological thought (and its relevance to current wrestling with the Anthropocene and the climate crisis), and much more. We hope that this broad and interdisciplinary theme will bring together scholars from ancient history, archaeology, biblical studies, the environmental humanities, Second Temple Judaism, rabbinics, and theology. Applicants must have their Ph.D. degree in hand by the end of January 2027* or a letter from the degree-granting institution’s registrar’s office as a verification document confirming that the requirements of the degree were completed, and the date on which the degree will be conferred. Please provide documentation of the Ph.D. degree upon accepting the fellowship. Starr Fellows are expected to be present on campus for the duration of their appointment. Fellows are expected to participate in our weekly Starr Seminars during the spring semester. We encourage fellows to come for the entire year. Starr Fellows will receive a stipend of $40,000 for the spring semester or $70,000 for the full academic year.
Basic Qualifications	Ph.D. required. Applicants must have their Ph.D. by the end of January 2027* or a letter from the degree-granting institution’s registrar’s office as a verification document confirming that the requirements of the degree were completed, and the date on which the degree will be conferred. Please provide documentation of the Ph.D. degree upon accepting the fellowship.
Additional Qualifications	We hope that this broad and interdisciplinary theme will bring together scholars from ancient history, archaeology, biblical studies, the environmental humanities, Second Temple Judaism, rabbinics, and theology.
Special Instructions	Applicants are required to submit a short project proposal, C.V. (all files must be pdfs), and two letters of recommendation. Starr Fellows are expected to be present on campus for the duration of their appointment. Fellows are expected to participate in our weekly Starr Seminars during the spring semester. We encourage fellows to come for the entire year. The application deadline is December 11, 2026. The recommendation deadline is December 18, 2026.
Contact Information	Sandy Cantave Vil cantave@fas.harvard.edu Program Coordinator Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University 6 Divinity Ave, Suite 210 Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 495-4326
Contact Email	cantave@fas.harvard.edu
Salary Range	$40,000 for the spring semester or $70,000 for the full academic year.
Minimum Number of References Required	2
Maximum Number of References Allowed	3
Keywords	Jewish studies, Postdoctoral Fellowship

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* What is your current university or institution?
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* When (month and year) was your doctoral degree granted or expected to be granted? Which University granted your PhD degree and in which academic field was your PhD granted?
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* Title of Proposal:
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* Please provide an abstract or short summary of your proposed fellowship research project. 200-300 words
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If you have recently held another Harvard appointment, please indicate the title(s) and date(s).
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Please provide a list of all other fellowships and positions to which you have applied or will apply for the fellowship academic year.
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* When do you plan to be in residence at Harvard?
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- Spring semester
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